}
577
with the
to
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letter, most
icatione.
for the attention paid respectfully to suggest to your consideratione that the questions of Postal commer
new Ports of Prado in China may be much influenced by the actual progress
of the Irade since the opening of those Ports ; _ which may furnish to H. M. Government ample motive for Affording to it that important facility, of which the effect
lab erst best lib extremely beneficial.
We are
con lol
are not able out the
ment to
furnish the details of Trade from the Ports of Anney, 500. chow. foo, &hingpo-all lying intermediate of the Ports of Centon
Shanghai; but.
and
Ave A Dr
soray
state that the
Imports of Shirtings from the Meritid King done to Cantor in 1844 were 1, 114,
and to Shar
to q r
have in 18441
Shanghaii
in the present,
166 407,602;
while the import to Shanghai's has increased
greatly in the
sent year that up to the But September last it had ecached, 1, 300,000 pieces ! and will no doubt by the 51th December present a very comantable
Arcrcade. mer.
increase upon the import of Canton, during that period .
Our latest advices up to the 8th Most mention that the Martret for
which had been depressed by
irtings.
ressmed
the large importations during the tive preseding
mouths, had again great activity =
of
with awadonned inprice.
"10 flent, in conse
of the large
d. frond
the ninterior.
Tear
demand..
Ore the other hand the Exeports of Jean and Silk frond Shanghaii,
follows- of dea
Beed B
of Silh
hair in 1844 ward
the 1, 233, 770
4814 Balus
Exports wire
4 to the 23rd August last the bus per towe
but the
of Per
and of Silk
lls 4,021,234
2370 Bales;
quat bulk of the Silk had still to be shipped, and it was com
and it was computed that it
large portion
would reach 10,000 Bales beford the end of the Bear-
ofwhich having already been sent off at the latest dates. In fact it is clear that the Grads in British
Manufact
- lures at Shanghai,
in the centre
of the richest and most populous part of China, would be almost unlimited, if
the